Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Serge wrote:Hi Grant, nice to see you here my friemd, long time no see!

Sweet jig you got there bud, money well spent too, i can't wait to hear how it will perform, Way to go!

Yes it has been a while ....Good to see you here Serge, been wondering what you've been up to.

I'm with Paul on this one . I have my left hand on the unit as a guide whilst moving it around . Go slow , and keep the concentration going. Please don't think I am trying to overshadow your thread here with my binding jig thread. Just thought it maybe helpful to yourself and Graham W Cheers, Craig...

Hi Grant What are you mounting the jig on? - router, laminate trimmer, dremel…? Or would it work on any of these? It looks to be a simple solution to what I have found to be one of the most difficult operations in guitar making. I'll be very interested to read how your jig performs. Please try it...

Ok , thats it I gotta gets me a spirit level for mine...

wow that is a seriously well designed and made looking jig Craig. Certainly something to aspire to .. Thanks for sharing that..
If my makeshift beast is not up to the task I know where to look for the next model

this is my body awaiting to be bound..



Cheers Grant

This one feels more stable.....just needs a few minor adjustments and I need to test it out on some scrap .. Maybe the front of the washer should be on an angle ?...I'll look at this on the guitar and see if its riding up or tilting with the arch... and I noticed that because the base is now thicker...

hope you don't sleep walk ...

take care, Grant

I bought the LMI 240v international one.... came with a weird looking plug on it which I just replaced with an australian 3 prong standard...and I plug it straight into the wall.. I don't have any temp control or timer.....just a meat thermometer which my eyes never wander from... It works as long a...

thanks Hesh...good to see you here also...and i just noticed you have a website up now which looks very nice...I've just been ogling those beautiful pieces of yours.. as for holding the body.. i was thinking the left elbow might be something good to hold the guitar body with? no seriously....the fir...

Arnt, You hit the nail on the head ...these are exactly my concerns.. I may even make another where the joint between vertical and horizontal is bigger. And I think I'll make the base a bit thicker also which will allow me to recess the screws... Bob, The box is all closed up now ..I just have to ha...

I thought I'd introduce myself and introduce my makeshift binding jig as well. ....production costs have blown out to a whopping $4.60 for the 2 bearings.....the rest is what I could find lying around..hopefully it will be stable enough. Based on the Jim Williams jig with the addition of the washer ...